Introduction:
As we all know obesity and other health problems are a growing thing all over the world, but along with that the desire for people, not all people, but a lot of people to become healthier is growing. But the hardest part is starting, getting the motivation to do it, but once you get there, it only starts getting easier.
In this guide I will talk about workouts, diets, even little things you can do in your everyday life to lead a healthy lifestyle. So without waiting any longer, lets get started and move on to the first section.
The basics:
No matter what kind of shape your currently In, unless your already In pretty good shape, then the first thing you need to do Is get an image. Figure out what you want and what you want to eventually look, feel, be like. I say this because determination is a big part of exercise. There are always days where people will not want to go to the gym, go running, or even do a few push-ups and sit-ups on the floor. But If you get that image In your head of what you want. Then when your sitting at home thinking to yourself you don't want to workout, you'll think of your goal (image) and it'll give you that push to go to the gym, because you know you won't get there without going. Now I'm not saying you can't take breaks, but it has to be in moderation, you can't just take weeks off at a time just because you feel like it. But it also depends on what your fitness goals are.
Now I know not all of you can afford to go to the gym, It can be pretty costly. But no need to worry, I will include workouts that you can do at home, or anywhere you choose to. Which eliminates the excuse " I don't have time to go to the gym." or " I can't afford to go to the gym. "
Before going on the the next main point though I'm going to side track for a moment and go through the different fitness levels, because when I start getting into the workouts and diets, I'm going to categorize them by the different fitness levels, and you need to know what your in for.
Levels of Fitness:
Casual - People interested in a casual form of fitness want to lead a healthy lifestyle are not as interested in the 6 packs and the bulging muscles as the others.
Athletic - The athletic form of fitness usually includes people in sports, or training for sports, they're usually not bodybuilder big, but they are muscular, toned and in excellent shape.
Bodybuilders - The extreme level of fitness in muscle building terms, bodybuilders have the most strict diets and workout schedules, they look at weight training as more of a religion then anybody.
Now keep in mind that there are always people in between levels of fitness, like, just because you don't match the criteria for athletic or bodybuilding, doesn't mean your stuck at one or the other, you can always fall in between.
Now lets move on to dieting.
Dieting basics:
Dieting is looked upon as one of the hardest things but most important things of fitness. When a lot of people think of the word diet and the concept of it they think "Ugh, I don't want to do that." But really a lot of people all over the world have the wrong idea of dieting, and usually fail when they try it because they make their diet to strict, move into it to fast, or maybe a little bit of both. But when it comes to dieting and doing it the correct way, it means eating in moderation ( also depending on what your fitness goals are). Now, eating in moderation does not mean eating one double cheeseburger a day instead of two, it means eating healthier foods. If your truly interested in becoming healthier and getting in better shape I would highly reccomend you eliminate all junk foods and fast foods from your diet. Now, I know some of you are probably saying "This is really complicated, how am I suppose to know what foods I should eat and should not?" Well, I can show/tell you by giving you all this food list from the forums of muscleandfitness.com ..
As we all know obesity and other health problems are a growing thing all over the world, but along with that the desire for people, not all people, but a lot of people to become healthier is growing. But the hardest part is starting, getting the motivation to do it, but once you get there, it only starts getting easier.
In this guide I will talk about workouts, diets, even little things you can do in your everyday life to lead a healthy lifestyle. So without waiting any longer, lets get started and move on to the first section.
The basics:
No matter what kind of shape your currently In, unless your already In pretty good shape, then the first thing you need to do Is get an image. Figure out what you want and what you want to eventually look, feel, be like. I say this because determination is a big part of exercise. There are always days where people will not want to go to the gym, go running, or even do a few push-ups and sit-ups on the floor. But If you get that image In your head of what you want. Then when your sitting at home thinking to yourself you don't want to workout, you'll think of your goal (image) and it'll give you that push to go to the gym, because you know you won't get there without going. Now I'm not saying you can't take breaks, but it has to be in moderation, you can't just take weeks off at a time just because you feel like it. But it also depends on what your fitness goals are.
Now I know not all of you can afford to go to the gym, It can be pretty costly. But no need to worry, I will include workouts that you can do at home, or anywhere you choose to. Which eliminates the excuse " I don't have time to go to the gym." or " I can't afford to go to the gym. "
Before going on the the next main point though I'm going to side track for a moment and go through the different fitness levels, because when I start getting into the workouts and diets, I'm going to categorize them by the different fitness levels, and you need to know what your in for.
Levels of Fitness:
Casual - People interested in a casual form of fitness want to lead a healthy lifestyle are not as interested in the 6 packs and the bulging muscles as the others.
Athletic - The athletic form of fitness usually includes people in sports, or training for sports, they're usually not bodybuilder big, but they are muscular, toned and in excellent shape.
Bodybuilders - The extreme level of fitness in muscle building terms, bodybuilders have the most strict diets and workout schedules, they look at weight training as more of a religion then anybody.
Now keep in mind that there are always people in between levels of fitness, like, just because you don't match the criteria for athletic or bodybuilding, doesn't mean your stuck at one or the other, you can always fall in between.
Now lets move on to dieting.
Dieting basics:
Dieting is looked upon as one of the hardest things but most important things of fitness. When a lot of people think of the word diet and the concept of it they think "Ugh, I don't want to do that." But really a lot of people all over the world have the wrong idea of dieting, and usually fail when they try it because they make their diet to strict, move into it to fast, or maybe a little bit of both. But when it comes to dieting and doing it the correct way, it means eating in moderation ( also depending on what your fitness goals are). Now, eating in moderation does not mean eating one double cheeseburger a day instead of two, it means eating healthier foods. If your truly interested in becoming healthier and getting in better shape I would highly reccomend you eliminate all junk foods and fast foods from your diet. Now, I know some of you are probably saying "This is really complicated, how am I suppose to know what foods I should eat and should not?" Well, I can show/tell you by giving you all this food list from the forums of muscleandfitness.com ..
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" It's not about how hard you can hit..
.. It's about how hard you can get hit, and get back up!"
" It's not about how hard you can hit..
.. It's about how hard you can get hit, and get back up!"